Wheel-hub.



Pfented sept. 30, |902.

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UNI-*ren STATES PATENT @rtree EDWARD NOLAN, OF WOLF SUMMIT, VEST VIRGINIA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,002, dated September 30, 1902. Application iled October 21, 1901. Serial No. 79,429. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, EDWARD NOLAN, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Wolf Summit, in vthecounty of Harrison and State of West Virginia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in IVheel- Hubs,of which the following is aspeoitication, referencebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

The invention has for its object the provision of novel means whereby the'spokes may be easily replaced without the necessity of removing the tire; furthermore, to provide novel means whereby loose spokes may be easily tightened.

The invention further aims to provide a wheel of the above-described character that will be extremely simple, strong, durable, comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, and one that will prevent thev lateral movement of the wheel on the spindle, thereby reducing the lateral strain of a heavily-loaded vehicle upon the wheel.

The present invention still further aims to provide a dust-proof and waterprooffluhrieating-bearing wherein the use of the lubricant will beogreatly economized.

the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, and specificallyV pointed out in the claim.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of my improved wheel-hub. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the collar which serves to close the end of the lubricating-chamber.v

`is exteriorly screw-threaded, as at 4, to receive the screw-threaded collar 5 and the interiorly-screwthreaded cap 6, rforming the Ychamber 7. The said cap 6 has formed therein a screw-threaded opening Sto receive the screw-threaded plug 9,which extends through the reduced portion 10 of the hub-casing. A securing-flange 11-is sleeved upon the hubcasing and has formed on its innerengaging face openings 12, in which the spokes 14 are secured. These spokes rest upon the wedgeshaped'sleeve 15, which is also sleeved upon the hub.

The reference-numeral 16 represents an integral flange to receive the spokes, and this flange is also formed integral with the hub, the hub portion extending inwardly, forming the lubricant-receptacle 17, and has secured therein a screw-threaded plug 18. An eXteriorly-screw-threaded cap 19, carrying an annular iiange 20, serves to close the lubricant-receptacle.

The operation and adjustment of my improved wheel-hub, as Well as the many advantages obtained by the use ot the same, will be readily apparent from the foregoing description, taken in connection with the ac- With the above and other objects in View' companying drawings.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention. u

4Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is A The hub comprising the enteriorly-threaded portion 3, the integral spoke-ange 16 having "openings in its inner face, and the hollow extension 17, in combination with the 'spoke-ange 1l sleeved on thehub and provided on its inner face with openings, a collar sleeved on the hub between'the spokelanges and receiving the ends of the wheelspokes, a cap threaded on the outer end of "the hub, and means forrsecuring the cap to Witnesses:

J. K. ELDER, THEO. T. LANsBURY.

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